# tartness

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.

## Etymology
From Middle English *tartnesse, from Old English teartnes (“sharpness, severity, asperity”), equivalent to tart + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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